How to create an alternative phrase in Google Docs

For those who regularly use Microsoft Office tools to handle office tasks, you will probably know the Replace feature, replace certain words or figures. If you want to replace the long term in Word, or some data in Excel, you can use this Replace tool.

So if we use Google Docs, can we use this feature? The answer is absolutely world. Google Docs also provides users with the Replace feature. With long phrases, email addresses, we can use this feature to easily type much more textual content. In the following article, we will show you how to create an alternative word in Google Docs.

Step 1:

First, log in to your Google Docs personal account. At the main interface, we will click on Tools .

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Step 2:

Next, click on Preferences as shown below.

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Step 3:

Appearance of Preferences. Here you will see that Google Docs has defaulted some alternative words in 2 Replace (abbreviations) and With (words to replace) .

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Step 4:

Next, we will write the acronym character in the Replace box and the full character range of the word to replace in the With box . For example, here I will replace the phrase QTM with quantrimang.com. Finally click OK below to save.

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Step 5:

Now proceed to type the text with the replacement word and the word to be replaced on Google Docs.

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We will type the acronym that you just set and then press the Space key , immediately the acronym will be replaced with the full phrase you set up earlier.

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Step 6:

In addition, we can change the Preferences option. At the Preferences dialog box , you can delete the alternative phrases that Google Docs has previously set up, by clicking the x icon .

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If you do not want to use some alternate phrases, but still want to use them again, just uncheck a replacement phrase in the list.

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Remember to click OK to save the changes on Google Docs.

So, with this Google Docs Replace feature, we can make it easier to edit content. You won't have to sit down to type long characters or addresses. Instead we just need to type the acronym and press the space to get the complete word sequence. Don't miss this useful trick when working on Google Docs.

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Wish you all done it!